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CVE-2013-2015

The ext4_orphan_del function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, whic…

Impact

The ext4_orphan_del function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted filesystem on removable media, as demonstrated by the e2fsprogs tests/f_orphan_extents_inode/image.gz test.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.7.2
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 5, 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Mrg
Version 2.0

Weakness classification

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